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Connecticut Law Tribune

Yale Students, Marine Vet Advance on VA Class Action

A decision this week by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has paved the way for attorneys to—for the first time ever—bring class action lawsuits on behalf of veterans.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Microsoft Hires Ex-FTC Commissioner as Cybersecurity, Privacy Lead

Former commissioner for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission Julie Brill will be deputy general counsel and report directly to Microsoft president and chief legal officer Brad Smith. Brill joins the company after roughly a year with Hogan Lovells.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

A Firm's Velvet Touch, Eggleston Returns, the Hogan Lovells Difference

The week's biggest law firm moves and news in the D.C. market.
48 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

DA's Office Ordered to Help Feds Sift Secrets From Williams' Emails

Over the objections of the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, the federal judge presiding over embattled District Attorney Seth Williams' corruption case has ordered the office to provide federal prosecutors with search terms to filter out the contents of Williams' emails, so that confidential material can be identified and protected.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

Who Will Regulate Flying Cars?

“It's a Pandora's box of issues,” said Mark Connot, managing partner for Fox Rothschild's Las Vegas office.
22 minute read

National Law Journal

CFPB, Online Lenders Spar Over Interest Rates, Tribal Law

The CFPB has filed a suit against several online lenders, accusing them of charging illegally high interest rates and violating consumer protection laws.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

States Take On Battle Over Regulating the Gig Economy

Florida lawmakers will likely pass a measure that classifies drivers for companies such as Uber and Lyft as independent contractors rather than employees, marking the latest state to attempt to regulate the rapidly growing and litigious ride-hailing workforce.
12 minute read

The Recorder

As Trump Rails at Ninth Circuit, White House Eyes Vacancies

While the president has taken to Twitter to air his complaints about the Ninth Circuit, the White House Counsel's Office is taking steps to fill four vacant seats on the court.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Need Help Fighting the CFPB? One Company Turns to Trump's Justice Department

Ocwen Financial Corp., the mortgage loan servicer fighting a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau lawsuit, has turned to an unlikely source for help: the U.S. Justice Department. In a federal court filing styled as a motion "to invite the views of the attorney general of the United States," the company on Wednesday took the remarkable step of asking the Justice Department to weigh in on the side of a corporation fighting another federal agency.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

In First, Fourth Circuit to Livestream Travel Ban Hearing

The court granted a request from CSPAN to broadcast the audio, acknowledging “heightened public interest” in the case.
1 minute read

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